Why it matters: Qualcomm is one of the largest designers and fabless providers of System on Chip and other semiconductor products for smartphones. If the mobile market shrinks, the US corporation will inevitably be affected. Qualcomm’s results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 are rather clear. The San Diego-based corporation experienced a decline in sales and a steep reduction in earnings. Furthermore, the company is facing an inventory issue and does not foresee a quick recovery unless the global “macro environment” changes. Qualcomm’s third quarter ended on June 25, with revenues dropping 23 percent year-over-year to $8.45 billion,…
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Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo LifeHere we are again — the Switch 2 rumour mill is out in full force once again, but it’s a little bit different this time around. Earlier this week, a report from VGC (which in turn has been corroborated by Eurogamer) stated that dev kits for Nintendo’s next console have been shared with key studios and the console is targeting a late 2024 release. We won’t go into all of the details here, but these feel more concrete than the other rumours that have reared their heads in the past. The chatter of Nintendo’s appearance…
Tecno unveiled the Pova 5 in June and introduced the Pro version earlier this week. Today, the company announced both models would be launched in India on August 11, which is also when Tecno’s 3-day World of TECNOlogy event will begin. Powerhouse of Innovation awaits! ???? Join us at World of TECNOlogy for a grand showcase of groundbreaking products and unveiling of the highly anticipated #POVA5Series ! Get ready to be amazed from 11th Aug’23 to 13th Aug’23! ???? #TECNOSmartphones #WorldofTECNOlogy pic.twitter.com/UnBOC4CxI8— TECNO Mobile India (@TecnoMobileInd) August 4, 2023 Tecno’s World of TECNOlogy event will take place at DLF Avenue…
Plenty of big stories from the year 1985 had their moment in the sun and are now all but forgotten: New Coke, “We Are the World,” the rise of desktop publishing. But one at-the-time obscure invention from that year has long eclipsed the frothy headlines of its time, because it comprises no small part of the communications infrastructure holding together the modern Internet. In 1985, then graduate student Robert Mears first described the erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA), a device that uses the energy from a laser to amplify signals passing through a chemically modified optical fiber. The EDFA allows optical…
This is a monthly feature that runs down some of the most active investors in U.S.-based companies, looks at some of their most interesting investments, and includes some odds and ends of who spent what. A year ago, well-known venture firms such as Andreessen Horowitz and FJ Labs were near the top of the most active U.S. investors list — each making at least 10 bets on innovative startups. Times have changed, though. The venture market continues to creep along even more slowly than it did a year ago, and firms have cooled their pace. While Andreessen Hororwitz placed 13…
With the iOS 17 update, Apple is updating and refining almost every iPhone app and feature, and that includes AirPlay. AirPlay is Apple’s wireless communication protocol that allows music and video content from iPhones, iPads, and Macs to be beamed to devices like the Apple TV, HomePod, and third-party speakers, smart TVs, set-top boxes, and receivers. This guide highlights the changes that Apple is making to AirPlay in iOS 17, with these features also available in iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma. AirPlay Preferences iOS 17 improves on-device intelligence for AirPlay, and it is able to better learn your preferences over…
Showing that the popular title’s audience is always eager to play it on new platforms, it’s been revealed that the Meta Quest Roblox beta was downloaded over 1 million times in its first five days of release. Having already established itself as a hit with kids worldwide on PC, Xbox One, and mobile devices, the move to Meta Quest headsets represents Roblox’s biggest step yet into the growing VR market. According to a new Twitter post by Roblox CEO David Baszucki, over a million players downloaded the Roblox beta in just its first five days on Meta’s App Lab.…
The Moto G54 smartphone by Motorola leaked today in a 360-degree video, revealing four colors – Ballad Blue, Ambrosia, Coronet Blue and Outer Space. The source also shared some specs, including battery capacity and display details. The new G50-series device will be a light update over the Moto G53, which left something to be desired when we reviewed it. According to the source, these are all the color options. The quirky names are the actual titles of Pantone colors, meaning Motorola is once again partnering with the color company to use the labels of its paint jobs. …
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have developed a new way to accurately count and objectively analyze close encounters between drones and airplanes—without depending solely on pilot sightings. In a study published in the SAE International Journal of Aerospace, researchers looked at more than 1.8 million piloted aircraft operations and nearly 460,000 flights by small-uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) around Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, a major hub. Between August 2018 and July 2021, researchers with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Unmanned Robotic Systems Analysis (URSA) identified 24 near-midair collisions (NMACs) in which sUAS or “drones” came within 500 feet of piloted aircraft. Given that…